Global warming lie a crackpot theory

Sunday

Jul 13, 2014 at 12:01 AM

Editor, the Record:

It's good to see that the Pocono Record continues to push the "global-warming" lie. I guess liberals need something to cling to these days.

Meanwhile, everyone else has moved past the punchline that this crackpot theory has become. Heck, even the best cheerleaders have been forced to give a new name to their pet cause. Let's call it "climate change" now. That way, no matter what happens, we're covered.

Here's the reality: Humans are not as smart as some of us think we are. Saccharin, tobacco, lobotomies, Chernobyl, the Piltdown Chicken, and fen-phen were all once embraced by "science" as being well understood and sensible. Perhaps surprising to some, the passage of time always leads to greater understanding. Those who whine that we "must act now" are trying to sell you something before you have a chance to look too closely.

As I write this on July 4, I watch a heavy rain fall outside my window. Yesterday's Pocono Record told me to expect it to be cloudy and cooler. That was just yesterday.

Perhaps the Statue of Liberty doesn't need to work on hiking up her gown just yet.